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The rocker added: “America’s not just a country, Ireland is a nice country. Great Britain is a great country – all the rest of it.

“It’s not an idea. America is an idea, and that idea is bound up in justice and equality for all – equality and justice, you know?” Speaking on CBS chatshow This Morning on Monday Bono stressed that Trump is not a typical Republican politician.

He said: “I think he’s hijacked the party, and think he’s trying to hijack the idea of America.

“And I think it’s bigger than all of us. I think it’s – this is really dangerous.

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“I would not diminish Trump supporters or underestimate their angst, because I feel that in a way, they have correctly assessed that the centre parties haven’t yet become clear.” He added that he feels it is important to speak out even though he isn’t eligible to vote in the upcoming election.

Bono said: “There are very real problems facing not just America, but facing Europe. And remember, who’s in the White House?

“I’m Irish. I don’t have a vote and I can say that who sits in that office really affects everyone in this world.

“But I have a voice, and I can say that who sits in that office really affects everyone in this world.”